cohort
    2013

    Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with challenge-proven food allergy in infants

    Allen KJ, Koplin JJ, Ponsonby AL, Gurrin LC, Wake M, Vuillermin P, Dharmage SC

    Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

    Key Findings

    Infants of Australian-born parents with vitamin D insufficiency were about three times more likely to have challenge-proven peanut or egg allergy.

    Conclusions

    Low vitamin D status is associated with food allergy, but causality remains unproven.

    Limitations

    Observational; association absent in infants of overseas-born parents.

    Supplements Studied

    Vitamin D
    Vitamin

    Vitamin D insufficient infants were three times more likely to have challenge-proven food allergy.

    Related Health Concerns

    Food Allergies

    Study Details

    Year:2013
    Sample Size:5,276
    Quality Score:6/10

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